Wast receptacle

ABSTRACT

A waste receptacle comprising a cylindrical body portion including a body portion thereof which is movable between open and closed positions. The body portion has a trash container support provided at the lower end thereof which extends inwardly therefrom for supporting a trash container thereon. When the body portion is in its closed position, the trash container is positioned within the waste receptacle. When the body portion is pivotally moved outwardly with respect to the receptacle, the trash container moves outwardly from within the waste receptacle to a position outwardly thereof to facilitate removal of the trash container from the trash container support on the lower end of the body portion.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to a waste receptacle and more particularly to awaste receptacle wherein the body of the receptacle includes a doorwhich is pivotally secured to the remainder of the receptacle about avertical axis which is movably positioned between open and closedpositions. More particularly, the waste receptacle of this inventionincludes a waste container support which is secured to the lower innerend of the door which positions the waste container within the wastereceptacle when the door is in its closed position and which movesoutwardly with the door when the door is moved to its open position sothat the waste container may be easily removed therefrom.

2. Description of the Related Art

Many types of waste receptacles have been previously provided. Forexample, the assignee of this invention has produced cylindrical wastereceptacles which have a waste container in the form of a garbage can orthe like. In fact, the assignee of this invention as well as others havepreviously provided trash receptacles wherein a portion of the wastereceptacle may be pivotally moved outwardly from the remainder of thewaste receptacle to permit access to the waste container positionedtherein. It is sometimes difficult to reach into the interior of thewaste receptacle to grasp the waste container and to pull the sameoutwardly from the waste receptacle so that the waste container may beemptied and/or cleaned.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A waste receptacle is disclosed which includes a cylindrical baseportion which is positioned on a support surface and preferably securedthereto. A first semi-circular body portion having upper and lower ends,first and second side edges, and inner and outer sides is secured at itslower end to the base portion and extends upwardly therefrom. A trashreceiving cover having a central opening is secured to the upper end ofthe first semi-circular body portion and is disc-shaped. A secondsemi-circular body portion having upper and lower ends, first and secondside edges, and inner and outer sides, is pivotally secured, about avertical axis, adjacent its first side edge to the first semi-circularbody portion adjacent to the second side edge thereof. The secondsemi-circular body portion is selectively pivotally movable between openand closed positions with respect to the first semi-circular bodyportion. The first and second semi-circular body portions form acylindrical body when the second semi-circular body portion is in itsclosed position. The upper end of the second semi-circular body portionis positioned below a portion of the trash receiving cover when thesecond semi-circular body position is in its closed position.

A trash container support is secured to the lower inner end of thesecond semi-circular body portion and extends inwardly therefrom and isadapted to have a trash container removably positioned thereon. Thesecond semi-circular body portion, when in its closed position, supportsthe trash container within the cylindrical body. The movement of thesecond semi-circular body portion from its closed position to its openposition causes the trash container to be moved from within thecylindrical body to a position laterally of the first semi-circular bodyportion whereby the trash container may be easily removed from the trashcontainer support.

It is therefore a principal object of the invention to provide animproved waste receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a waste receptaclewherein the body of the waste receptacle includes a stationery firstbody portion having a second body portion or door pivotally securedthereto which permits access to the interior of the waste receptacle.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a waste receptaclewherein a waste container support is secured to the lower inner end of adoor or body portion which is pivotally movable between open and closedpositions so that the waste container is positioned within the wastereceptacle when the door is in its closed position and wherein the wastecontainer is positioned laterally of the waste receptacle when the dooris in its open position thereby facilitating easy removal of the wastecontainer from the waste receptacle.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the waste receptacle of this inventionwith the door thereof being in a closed position;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the waste receptacle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the waste receptacle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the door of thereceptacle being in the open position and the waste container positionedoutwardly therefrom;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the waste receptacle of this invention with thedoor thereof being in an open position;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the waste container with the door thereof in anopen position;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the waste receptacle of this inventionwith the door thereof being open and the waste container supported onthe waste container support of the door;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the waste receptacle illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is another side view of the waste receptacle illustrated in FIG.7;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the waste receptacle of FIG. 7; and

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the waste receptacle of FIG. 7.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The waste receptacle of this invention is referred to generally by thereference numeral 10. Receptacle 10 includes a cylindrical base portion12 including a metal framework 14 which may be secured to a supportsurface such as a floor, sidewalk, etc. in conventional fashion. Baseportion 12 also includes a ring-shaped, metal support member 16 which iswelded to the framework 14. The lower end of a semi-circular wallportion or body portion 18 is received within support member 16 and iswelded thereto. Body portion 18 is preferably comprised of a pluralityof horizontally spaced-apart metal bars 20 which are received by aring-shaped metal support member 22 and which are welded thereto. Theupper ends of bars 20 are bent so as to extend upwardly and outwardlywith respect to support member 22 as seen in the drawings.

A plurality of horizontally spaced-apart short bar members 24 are alsowelded to support member 22 and extend upwardly and outwardly therefrom.A metal ring 26 is welded to the upper ends of bars 20 and bar members24. A plurality of angle brackets 25 are welded to the inner sides ofsome of the bars 20 which support a cover 28 thereon. Screws 26 securethe cover 28 to the angle brackets. Cover 28 is provided with a centralopening 30 formed therein.

The numeral 32 refers to a semi-circular body portion or door which ispivotally or hingedly secured to one end of body portion 18 as will nowbe described. Body portion 32 includes a lower, semi-circular framemember 34, an intermediate, semi-circular frame member 36, and an uppersemi-circular frame member 38. A plurality of horizontally spaced-apartbars 40 are welded to the exterior sides of frame members 34, 26 and 38and extend therebetween. One end of lower frame member 34 is pivotallyor hingedly secured to a finger or bracket 41 which is welded to baseportion 12 by pin or bolt 42 (FIG. 4). One end of upper frame member 38is pivotally or hingedly secured to support member 22 by a pin or boltin any convenient manner to enable the body portion 32 to be pivotallymoved between an open position and a closed position. When body portion32 is in its closed position, body portions 18 and 32 form a cylindricalbody referred to generally by the reference numeral 44. When bodyportion 32 is in its open position, one side of body portion 18 is openas will be described in more detail hereinafter. Although the bodyportions 18 and 32 are described as including the spaced-apart bars, thebody portions 18 and 32 could have a continuous outer surface if sodesired.

The numeral 46 refers to a trash container support which includes a flatbar 48 and a generally W-shaped rod structure 50. Bar 48 is welded tolower frame member 34 adjacent the opposite ends thereof and extendstherebetween (FIG. 4). The free ends of structure 50 are welded to framemember 34 and bar 48 as seen in FIG. 4. Vertically spaced bumpers 52 aresecured to the outermost bar 20 (FIG. 6) and are adapted to engagevertically spaced stops secured to the outermost bar 40 on body portion32. Preferably, some sort of locking or latching mechanism 56 isprovided to maintain body portion 32 in its closed position.

The numeral 58 refers to a conventional trash container which ispositioned on and supported by the trash container support 46 formovement therewith. Thus, when body portion 32 is in it closed position,the trash container 58 is positioned within the body 44 with the openupper end thereof being positioned below opening 30 of cover 28 toreceive the trash being deposited through the opening 30. When the trashcontainer 58 is to be emptied, the body portion 32 is pivotally movedfrom its closed position to its open position with the container 58moving outwardly therewith as seen in FIGS. 7 and 8. With body portion32 in its open position the trash container 58 is easily andconveniently removed from the trash container support 46 without thenecessity of reaching into the interior of body portion 18 to pull thecontainer 58 outwardly therefrom.

Preferably, some sort of locking or latching device 60 is provided tomaintain body portion 32 in its closed position.

Thus it can be seen that the invention accomplishes all of its statedobjectives.

1. A waste receptacle, comprising: a base portion for positioning on asupport surface; a first semi-circular body portion having upper andlower ends, first and second side edges and inner and outer sides; saidfirst semi-circular body portion being secured at its said lower end tosaid base portion and extending upwardly therefrom; a trash receivingcover having a central opening secured to said upper end of said firstsemi-circular body portion; a second semi-circular body portion havingupper and lower ends, first and second side edges, and inner and outersides; said second semi-circular body portion being pivotally securedabout a vertical axis adjacent its said first side edge to said firstsemi-circular body portion adjacent said second side edge thereof; saidsecond semi-circular body portion being selectively pivotally movablebetween open and closed positions with respect to said firstsemi-circular body portion; said first and second semi-circular bodyportions forming a cylindrical body when said second semi-circular bodyportion is in its said closed position; said upper end of said secondsemi-circular body portion body portion being positioned below a portionof said trash receiver's cover when said second semi-circular bodyportion is in its said closed position; a trash container supportsecured to said lower end of second semi-circular body portion whichextends inwardly therefrom and which is adapted to have a trashcontainer removably positioned thereon; said second semi-circular bodyportion, when in its said closed position, supporting the trashcontainer within said cylindrical body; the movement of said secondsemi-circular body portion from its said closed position to its saidopen position causing the trash container to be moved from within saidcylindrical body to a position outwardly of said first semi-circularbody portion whereby the trash container may be removed from said trashcontainer support.
 2. The waste receptacle of claim 1 wherein said firstsemi-circular body portion includes a plurality of vertically disposedand horizontally spaced-apart first bars and wherein said secondsemi-circular body portion includes a plurality of vertically disposedand horizontally spaced-apart second bars.
 3. The waste receptacle ofclaim 2 wherein a first ring-shaped frame member is secured to saidupper ends of said first bars.
 4. The waste receptacle of claim 3wherein a second ring-shaped frame member is secured to said upper endsof said second bars, said second ring-shaped member being positionedbelow said first ring-shaped frame member when said second semi-circularbody portion is in its closed position.
 5. The waste receptacle of claim4 wherein an upper semi-circular support is secured to said upper endsof said second bars at the inner sides thereof.
 6. The waste receptacleof claim 5 wherein a lower semi-circular support is secured to saidlower ends of said second bars at the inner sides thereof.
 7. The wastereceptacle of claim 6 wherein said trash container support is secured tosaid lower semi-circular support and extends horizontally inwardlytherefrom.
 8. The waste receptacle of claim 1 wherein a lowersemi-circular support is secured to said lower end of said second bodyportion at the inner side thereof and wherein said trash containersupport is secured to said lower semi-circular support and extendshorizontally inwardly therefrom.
 9. The waste receptacle of claim 2wherein a lower semi-circular support is secured to said lower ends ofsaid second bars and wherein said trash container support is secured tosaid lower semi-circular support and extends inwardly therefrom.